Midnight Munchies in Concord
by Richard Eber It’s after hours. If residents want to find a place to eat that is not a drive-thru, there are only a limited number of restaurants that are…
by Richard Eber It’s after hours. If residents want to find a place to eat that is not a drive-thru, there are only a limited number of restaurants that are…
– by Kelly Hedgecock Kelly Hedgecock ,25, grew up in Walnut Creek, is the daughter of our own Diablo Gazette’s Bookends columnist Jill Hedgecock and works at a San Francisco…
Insider the Secret Service
Journey-man’s Journal by John Cooper Too much work and not enough play I thought to myself as I sat at my desk. The window of opportunity was closing on any…
Review by Jill Hedgecock Program Coordinator, Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club www.jillhedgecock.com In At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier (2016, hardcover, Viking, 289 pages,…
GARDENWISE By Jere Peck, Garden Manager at The Gardens at Heather Farm With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you might be asking yourself, “How the heck is it already November?”…
by Deb Morris Farmers Market Most everyone knows how taro root is made into Hawaiian poi, a somewhat colorless gray starchy mixture with the texture of pudding. But roasting or…
by John cooper Not all adventures require substantial time off, expensive equipment, and logistics. In fact, some of the best adventures are right before us, here locally. At a recent…
Editors Note: Most of our understanding of Secret Service work comes from Hollywood. Few of us have never met a Secret Service Agent, or maybe you have and don’t know…
By Fran Cain My art teacher at the Lafayette Community Center, Gary Bergren, comes by and reminds me for the third or fourth time today that in order to bring…